Skate



m 23, 1936. J. cHocHKoFF' SKATE Filed March 17, 1934 Patented Apr. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SKATE John Chochkoff, Chicago, Ill. Application March 17, 1934, Serial No. 716,022

1 Claim.

ments in skates and has particular reference to an auxiliary retaining device or attachment for the skate supporting strap commonly called the ankle strap which is attached to the heel-plate of the skate.

The invention is adaptable to roller skates or ice skates.

Many of the skates now made by various manufacturers and in common use are provided with an adjustable ankle strap which is connected with or attached to the heel-plate of the skate and adapted to be passed around the ankle of the foot of the skater to thus support the rear end of the skates. Almost invariably where skaters use low shoes, such as oxfords or slippers, these heel-plate straps tend to and actually do slip to such position on the ankle of the skater just above the foot-wear that the portion of such strap contacting the ankle, when pressure is exerted upon its tightening, causes a rubbing of the strap on the exposed part of the ankle or foot and thus causes discomfort to the skater and many times injurious and painful sores on the feet of the skater.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an attachment for skates which will retain the ankle or heel-plate strap in position on the footwear of the skater and prevent its movement up onto the foot portion above the low shoe.

Another object of my invention is to provide adjustable means connecting the ankle strap with the forward or front end of the skate.

Another feature of my invention is found in the provision of means connecting the ankle strap with the front end of the skate so constructed that such means will tend to follow the contour of the top of the foot-wear to lie close thereto.

Still another object of the invention is found in the provision of such ankle strap retaining means with a cap which is attachable at the front end of the skate and which cap protects the toe portion of the foot-wear.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of an ankle strap retainer which consists of flexible adjustable means hingedly connected to a cap-like body which embraces the toe portion of the shoe and which is provided with an extension disposed underneath the sole-plate of the skate.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel combination, construction and arrangement of the various parts and members shown in preferred embodiment in the attached drawing, described in the following (Cl. 208183) This invention relates generally to improvespecifications and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a roller skate with part thereof in section, and embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1 and showing the connection of my invention to the adjustable clamps.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the toe-cap portion of my invention and an arcuate connecting link therefor.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, my invention is shown as applied to a roller skate In which includes a soleplate II and heel-plate l2.

It will be noted that the heel-plate I2 is perforated as at l2 for the ankle strap l3 which extends around the outside of the heel-plate upstanding portion and is provided with a buckle l3 for adjustment to the foot.

The dotted lines in Fig. 1 show the ankle strap in the position it usually assumes and the full lines show the position of the ankle strap retained in contact with the shoe by my invention.

My improved ankle strap retainer, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive consists of a strap-loop I4- which is preferably slidably mounted on the ankle strap l3 and which loop I4 carries a buckle I5.

To this buckle I5, I adjustably connect a strap l6 which is arranged to be secured to the forward or front end of the skate l0.

Various means for connecting the strap Hi to the front end of the skate may be employed, as for instance, one end of the strap I 6 might be riveted directly to the front end of the sole-plate l I, but I prefer to provide a metallic-toe-cap I! which is formed to conform to the general form of a shoe toe so as to fit over the shoe toe portion and which toe-cap I1 is formed with a horizontal extension H and provided with a centrally disposed elongated perforation I1 The skate as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is provided with a pair of sole retaining clamps [8 which are simultaneously movable in opposite direction by means of their threaded engagement with the screw l 9 which is rotatably mounted in the vertical rib 20 disposed beneath and from the soleplate H. The clamps I8 are slidably mounted on rivets 2| fixed to the sole-plate II, and when the clamps l8 are movedto their extreme outward positions they and their operating screw l9 may be removed from the skate to permit the insertion of the toe-cap ll into place on the front end of the skate with the extension l M lying underneath the sole-plate H and the rib 20 projecting through the slotted opening N The toe-cap being in place, the clamps l8 and screw l9 may then be reset into position on the skate.

The toe-cap I1 is preferably provided with a. loop l'l disposed centrally and integrally with the top portion thereof.

Obviously, the retaining strap I6 could be riveted directly to the loop I! but I prefer to insert an arcuate metallic link 22 between one end of the strap I6 and the loop I1 The link 22 is provided with slots 22 at its ends, one for the connection of the strap 16 thereto and the other for the connection of the loop l'l thereto.

The purpose of my employment of this arcuate link 22 is to insure the retainment of such ankle strap retaining means close to the top of the shoe, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,

I claim:

In a roller skate having a heel strap, vertical perforated rib disposed below the sole plate, a rotatable member mounted in the perforation of said rib and having oppositely formed screw threads on the ends thereof, and a pair of soleretaining clamps oppositely movable into adjusted positions by the threaded ends of said rotatable member, the combination with said heel strap of a removably mounted retainer adapted to retain the upper or forward portion of said heel strap below the shoe top, said retainer comprising a metallic toe cap having a concave portion adapted to receive the toe end of the shoe and an integral lateral portion having a perforation therein, said lateral toe cap portion being adapted to be inserted under the sole plate above said rotatable member so that said rib extends through the perforation in said lateral toe cap portion, the concave cap portion having an integral hook disposed above the shoe toe, an arcuate metallic link having transverse slots at its ends, one of said slots being insertable over said toe cap hook for connection thereto, and flexible adjustable means extending from said heel strap and through the other of said slots in said link.

JOHN CHOCHKOFF. 

